Community Integration and Inclusion

  • Community Living and Support

    • If you are living with a disability and require 24-hour accommodation and support, we can support you to live in a suburban house within the local community.

  • Disability Planning and Co-ordination Service

    • If you are living with a disability, we can support you to access services, to maximise your quality of life so you can participate in the community.

  • Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative

    • Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative (MACNI) targets individuals aged 16 or over who have multiple and complex needs. The program is time limited and centres on specialist intervention that aims to stabilise housing, health, social connectedness and safety issues.

  • Community Integration and Accommodation Options

    • Community Integration and Accommodation Options (CIAO) is a supported accommodation program for young people aged 16 to 18 years who are on statutory orders (Protective and Youth Justice) and in transition out of home-care services, Department of Human Services.

  • The Outreach Service

    • If you are living with a disability, we can help you to develop the life-skills you want so you can be more independent in your community.

  • Respite Program

    • If you are the primary caregiver for someone who is living with a disability, we can provide short-term breaks to support you.

  • The Community Friend Program

    • If you are living with a disability or mental illness, we can match you with a volunteer who can help you to get out and about in the community.

  • The Bridges Program

    • If you are aged 16 years or over and living with a disability, Bridges can offer you community-based adult training and support.

  • Community Visitors Scheme

    • The Community Visitors Scheme seeks volunteers who can commit to building a friendship with an older person living in an aged care home who may be lonely and isolated.

  • Compass Clubhouse

    • If you are living with an acquired brain injury(ABI), the Compass Clubhouse can support you to regain life and work skills and participate more meaningfully in the community.

Community Integration and Inclusion

Melbourne Citymission’s Community Integration and Inclusion Services aim to strengthen participation and community inclusion to foster independence and self-reliance. Our range of Services provide information, education, opportunities and support that build a foundation that empowers people with a disability to achieve their self-directed goals and experience active citizenship.